1953 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores
Winner: Ben Hogan, 274
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 9-12, 1953
Leader after first round: Chick Harbert, 68
Leader after second round: Ben Hogan, 139
Leader after third round: Ben Hogan, 205
What Happened at the 1953 Masters Tournament
The year 1953 was a magical one for Ben Hogan. He played only seven tour events, but won five of them. And he won all three majors he played, including the 1953 Masters. He went on to the U.S. Open a couple months later, and then the Open Championship. (Hogan didn't play the PGA Championship because its dates conflicted with those of the British Open.)It was the second of Hogan's two Masters victories, and the seventh of his nine career titles in majors. After 1953, Hogan never again won a major.
At the 1953 Masters, however, Hogan finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Ed "Porky" Oliver. Hogan set a new scoring record in The Masters with his 274 total, breaking the previous record by five. Hogan's 274 total stood as the record until Jack Nicklaus lowered it at the 1965 Masters.
Hogan opened with a 70, the highest score he shot all week, and was two strokes off the first-round lead. But he took the lead with a second-round 69, opened a 4-stroke edge with a third-round 66, and closed with a 69.
Runner-up Oliver finished at 279, which, without Hogan's score, would have tied the previous tournament record. A winning score of 279 was first established by Ralph Guldahl at the 1939 Masters and matched by Claude Harmon in 1948.
Five-time British Open champ Peter Thomson played The Masters for the first time, finishing tied for 36th. Thomson didn't play much in America and was never a fan of Augusta National, and entered The Masters only eight times.
1953 Masters Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 70-69-66-69—274 |
| Ed Oliver | 69-73-67-70—279 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 74-68-71-69—282 |
| Bob Hamilton | 71-69-70-73—283 |
| Tommy Bolt | 71-75-68-71—285 |
| Chick Harbert | 68-73-70-74—285 |
| Ted Kroll | 71-70-73-72—286 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 78-69-69-71—287 |
| Al Besselink | 69-75-70-74—288 |
| Julius Boros | 73-71-75-70—289 |
| Chandler Harper | 74-72-69-74—289 |
| Fred Hawkins | 75-70-74-70—289 |
| Johnny Palmer | 74-73-72-71—290 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-75-69-75—291 |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 73-74-69-75—291 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 75-74-72-71—292 |
| Jim Ferrier | 74-71-76-71—292 |
| Dick Mayer | 73-72-71-76—292 |
| Sam Snead | 71-75-71-75—292 |
| Earl Stewart | 75-72-70-75—292 |
| Jerry Barber | 73-76-72-72—293 |
| Doug Ford | 73-73-72-75—293 |
| Leland Gibson | 73-71-72-78—294 |
| Al Mengert | 77-70-75-72—294 |
| Dick Metz | 73-72-71-78—294 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 74-73-71-77—295 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 75-76-68-77—296 |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-74-73-76—296 |
| Skip Alexander | 72-78-74-73—297 |
| Byron Nelson | 73-73-78-73—297 |
| Skee Riegel | 74-72-76-75—297 |
| Felice Torza | 78-73-72-74—297 |
| Bo Wininger | 80-70-72-75—297 |
| Clarence Doser | 75-77-71-75—298 |
| Claude Harmon | 75-73-75-75—298 |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 75-76-72-75—298 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-77-78-72—299 |
| Al Brosch | 74-73-78-75—300 |
| a-James Jackson | 75-77-74-74—300 |
| Milon Marusic | 70-72-77-81—300 |
| Henry Picard | 73-75-74-78—300 |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-78-73-74—300 |
| Peter Thomson | 77-76-74-73—300 |
| Lew Worsham | 74-70-77-80—301 |
| a-Bill Campbell | 75-78-74-75—302 |
| a-Don Cherry | 73-76-79-74—302 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 73-80-75-74—302 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 75-75-75-77—302 |
| Horton Smith | 78-76-72-76—302 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 73-76-76-79—304 |
| Johnny Bulla | 75-77-81-72—305 |
| George Fazio | 77-74-77-77—305 |
| Harry Todd | 78-73-75-80—306 |
| Jack Westland | 81-74-75-76—306 |
| a-Arnold Blum | 76-73-77-82—308 |
| Ricardo Rossi | 75-81-80-72—308 |
| Denny Shute | 78-81-74-75—308 |
| Johnny Revolta | 77-77-75-81—310 |
| Frank Champ | 85-72-77-77—311 |
| Bill Trombley | 78-75-79-79—311 |
| a-John De Bendern | 80-77-75-80—312 |
| Craig Wood | 81-78-76-80—315 |
| Olin Dutra | 80-78-82-78—318 |
| Chick Evans | 85-79-79-85—328 |
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